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AS EXPECTED, the explanation by the coordinating chairman of PAP town councils Teo Ho Pin ('Well protected, with positive returns', Nov 28) is a regurgitation of what he told Parliament recently.

Exam obsession churns out rote-learners

MS JESSICA Walker's descriptions of the compulsive exam-study efforts of Singaporean youth in her letter, 'Appalled by 'obsessive' study habits' (Nov 26), question the very validity of our examination-based education system.

Only patients can decide to end life

MR SETO Hann Hoi's letter, 'Plain and simple, mercy killing is wrong', on Thursday alleged that my letter contained 'several fallacies'.

Tutors don't hold key to good results

WEDNESDAY'S letter by Ms Pamela Liu, 'It's about who can afford better tutors', dismisses the PSLE as an examination that 'divides the haves and have-nots among our 12-year-olds', saying 'students from well-to-do families will get into better secondary schools.'

Stern action against smoking in lifts

I REFER to the letter 'Why smoking persists in Housing Board Lifts' (Nov 22).

Make more public places 'heart safe'

I REFER to Tuesday's article, 'Life savers at Changi Airport'. The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) would like to congratulate Changi Airport on its decision to install automated heart defibrillators (AEDs) at the airport and to train its staff and those of other agencies operating at the airport to use the devices.

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Balloon sculpture 'inspired'? Let's call a spade a spade

I REFER to Mr Gerald Ng's letter on Thursday, 'Two balloons - and which came first', and the ST Forum note saying that Mathis Neidhart's work was 'inspired' by Jeff Koons'.

Pierce reservoirs' names misspelt as 'Peirce'

THIRTY years ago, the names of the Upper and Lower Pierce reservoirs were correctly spelt, that is, the 'i' comes before the 'e'. The roads around the reservoirs were also correctly spelt as 'Pierce'.

Fight against terror and graft in India should go hand in hand

THE Mumbai terror attack follows a series of terror strikes in India during the last few months. Obviously, the political leadership and the police intelligence force in India have proved themselves unequal to the task.

Different benchmark and posting exercise for homeschoolers

MY WIFE and I decided to homeschool our son in 2006. The Ministry of Education (MOE) approved this and granted us exemption from compulsory education. MOE told us we would need to track the homeschooling progress of our son and submit to the Compulsory Education Unit a progress report in the first week of December every year until he reached the equivalent of Primary 6 in a national school. He would then sit for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).

	ONLINE LETTERS S'pore a sizeable port of regional importance in 14th century MR TAN Yip Meng's letter, 'Back to the future, a sleepy fishing village', last Tuesday is indeed most interesting and thought-provoking. Balloon sculpture 'inspired'? Let's call a spade a spade I REFER to Mr Gerald Ng's letter on Thursday, 'Two balloons - and which came first', and the ST Forum note saying that Mathis Neidhart's work was 'inspired' by Jeff Koons'. Pierce reservoirs' names misspelt as 'Peirce' THIRTY years ago, the names of the Upper and Lower Pierce reservoirs were correctly spelt, that is, the 'i' comes before the 'e'. The roads around the reservoirs were also correctly spelt as 'Pierce'. Fight against terror and graft in India should go hand in hand THE Mumbai terror attack follows a series of terror strikes in India during the last few months. Obviously, the political leadership and the police intelligence force in India have proved themselves unequal to the task. Different benchmark and posting exercise for homeschoolers MY WIFE and I decided to homeschool our son in 2006. The Ministry of Education (MOE) approved this and granted us exemption from compulsory education. MOE told us we would need to track the homeschooling progress of our son and submit to the Compulsory Education Unit a progress report in the first week of December every year until he reached the equivalent of Primary 6 in a national school. He would then sit for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).